#worry

And do you not think less of me for making my fortune in such a way?” After all, her own sister did. He gave her an odd look. “There is no shame in being the mistress of a king. It’s a position of great power and influence. I think less of Louis for letting you go. ↗

— Jenna Maclaine

#self-judgement #the-righteous #vampire #worry #love

I had not the least idea of a gamekeeper's occupation being so dangerous - there had never been such a person employed on the Longbourn estate - and just as I had spent half the previous night wondering about Peter, I spent half the next one worrying about him. ↗

— Jennifer Paynter

#love #peter-bushell #worry #love

Our past cannot be changed, and to be preoccupied with it is inefficient in time and effort. Likewise, by fretting over the future, we only exhaust ourselves, making us less able to effectively respond when the future is actually upon us. By worrying about a mishap that may or may not take place, we’re forced to undergo the event twice—once when imagining it and once again if and when we actually experience it. ↗

— H.E. Davey

#meditation #past #present #worrying #yoga

Worry is the secret weapon perpetrated upon us by the dark forces of the world that lurk in the shape of fear, uncertainty, confusion, and loss. We, on the other hand, have our own secret weapon against these incorporeal fiends. It is laughter. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#secret #secret-weapon #weapon #worry #inspirational

if something does go wrong, here is my advice... KEEP CALM and CARRY ON. ↗

— Maira Kalman

#inspirational #life-goes-on #world-war-ii #worrying #inspirational

There is no rule without revolts and conspiracies, even as there is no property without work and worry. ↗

— Ivo Andric

#even #property #revolts #rule #without

I can't worry about what other people are saying about me. At the end of the day, it's just their opinions, but if I said I don't hear it, or it doesn't bother me a little bit, I'd be lying to you. ↗

— Carmelo Anthony

#bit #bother #day #end #end of the day

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever. ↗

— Isak Dinesen

#beautiful #beautiful life #before #better #difficult

I worry when athletes are simply used by their universities to produce revenue, to make money for them, nothing to show at the back end. I grew up with a lot of players who had very, very tough lives after the ball started bouncing for them. And that's why I'm going to continue to fight. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#athletes #back #ball #bouncing #continue

In the NFL, every practice could make or break you. If you dropped one ball, you'd worry about getting cut. ↗

— Darren Flutie

#ball #break #could #cut #dropped